June 30
South Africa: The Defence of Journalism and Journalists Is a Social Justice Issue [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Journalism may be as old as the hills, as the saying goes, but in the 2020s it is facing an existential crisis. If journalism is made de facto extinct, left to thrive only in small… Read more »
South Africa: Changes in Rural Social Relations During Covid-19 a Key Driver of Political Populism [analysis]
Daily Maverick
In rural areas there has been a shift towards cultural sentiment or populism post-Covid -- a return to customary practices and cultural identities has been a key feature of… Read more »
South Africa: Mpumalanga Residents Consider Rates Boycott to Protest Against Endless Water Problems
Daily Maverick
Residents of Ermelo and surrounding towns have been let down by the Msukaligwa municipality, which has largely ignored a court order to halt pollution from the local wastewater… Read more »
Angola: Banana and Cassava Fair and Conference Raises More Than 50 Million Kwanzas
ANGOP
Fifty-eight million and 92 thousand kwanzas is the amount collected during the three days of the third edition of the Banana and Cassava Fair and Conference in the province of… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Òlòtūré: the Journey' Excels in Its Realistic Depiction of Human Trafficking Horrors
Premium Times
Four years after the movie's release in 2020, Netflix, in collaboration with EbonyLife Studios, continues with the story of Òlòtūré's journey. Read more »
Nigeria: Suicide Bombers Attack Another Borno Town
This Day
Less than 24 hour after three suicide bomb attacks shook Gwoza in Southern Borno on Saturday, Boko Haram took on Monguno in the Northern part of the state with a bomb attack on… Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Governor Backtracks On Federal Permanent Secretary Just Appointed By Tinubu
Premium Times
The Zamfara State Government earlier rejected the appointment of Mrs Ismaila as federal permanent secretary representing the state. Read more »
Nigeria: How Teenage Female Bombers Killed Pregnant Women, Children On Borno
This Day
The Director-General of Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr. Barkindo Saibu, has given a detailed account of how teenage female suicide bombers detonated explosives… Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Gov Hosts Newly Appointed Federal Permanent Secretary, Praises Her Achievements
This Day
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has hosted Dr. Maryam Ismaila Keshinro, the newly appointed Federal Permanent Secretary representing Zamfara State. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Crack Down On Pro-Palestine Protest, Arrest Six Shiites in Abuja
Vanguard
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police command have arrested six members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi'ites, in Abuja during a… Read more »
Nigeria: Ekiti Govt Writes TCN, NERC, BEDC, Rejects Planned Two-Month Power Outage
Premium Times
"The planned disruption of electricity in these two months amounts to an unacceptable economic, financial and social price to be paid by the citizens of Ekiti State, and we totally… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Olu Jacobs Is Alive' - Family Debunks Death Rumours
Premium Times
It is the third time in four years that the award-winning actor would be rumoured dead. Read more »
Africa: School Feeding - AU Lauds Nigeria, Says 65.4m Kids Now Beneficiaries in Africa
Vanguard
The African Union AU has lauded the Nigerian homegrown school feeding initiative, noting that no fewer than 65.4 million children in 51 countries now benefit from various school… Read more »
Nigeria: Borno Attack - Don't Turn North-East to Theater of Terrorism - Atiku Tells Govt
Vanguard
The presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has condemned the bomb attack in Borno State, warning the Federal Government not to turn the North… Read more »
Nigeria: Fact-Check - Is Peter Obi's Claim About Tinubu's Administration Disobeying Court Orders On Nnamdi Kanu Correct or Not?
Premium Times
Mr Kanu, who is facing terrorism charges, has been in detention since he was rearrested and brought back to Nigeria from Kenya in June 2021 under controversial circumstances. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu, Atiku, U.S., Amnesty, Others Condemn Borno Bomb Attacks
Premium Times
While Mr Tinubu declared the incidents as an act of terrorism, Mr Atiku charged his government not to allow the North-east region to slide back into a "theatre of terrorism and… Read more »
Nigeria: Unicef Enrols 123,575 Katsina Girls, Boys On Nigeria Learning Passport
This Day
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Katsina State Government, has enrolled 123,575 girls and boys on the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP) in the… Read more »
Somalia: ATMIS Transfers Abdalle Birolle Base to SNA in Preparation for Troop Reduction
Shabelle
In a significant step towards the third phase of troop reduction, the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has handed over the Abdalle Birolle base in the Jubaland… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Foreign Minister Heads to Ankara for Talks With Ethiopia
Shabelle
In a significant diplomatic move, the Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs and his delegation departed today for Ankara, Turkey, to participate in crucial negotiations between… Read more »
Nigeria: Borno Bomb Attacks - Tinubu Says Purveyors Will Pay Heavy Price
Premium Times
The President emphasised that efforts would be redoubled to ensure that those who troubled the nation, dispatching precious lives and disrupting law and order, were completely… Read more »
Uganda: Masaka's Kasaali Village Cries Out for Electricity
Nile Post
Residents of Kasaali Iillage in Kimanya Kabonera Sub-county, Masaka City, have appeale to the government for access to electricity, citing its critical role in fostering… Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Will Support Privatisation of Nigeria's Teaching Hospitals - Lawmaker
Premium Times
The lawmaker gives conditions that he believes should be met before such support is given. Read more »
Central Africa: Nsengiyumva Promises to Boost Fish Production On Lake Kivu
New Times
Janvier Nsengiyumva, who is running for an independent parliamentary seat has promised Rubavu residents to boost fish production if he is elected. Read more »
Nigeria: Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi, Nigeria's Former Defence Chief, Is Dead
Premium Times
He was the defence chief between 1999 and 2003, and was the first Nigerian Navy officer to attain a four-star general rank. Read more »
Rwanda: Roads Top Wishlist for Ruhango, Kamonyi Voters
New Times
Residents in Ruhango District have asked Liberal Party (PL) parliamentary aspirants to consider rehabilitation of the road from Ruhango town to Gitwe District Hospital if they get… Read more »